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· CALENDAR
WIC Checks: 3, 6
WIC Recerts: 9, 11, 13, 16, 17, 23, 24, 27, 30
Immunizations: 10, 20
Family Planning: 5, 18, 19, 26
Willow Clinic: 4
M View Clinic: 25
Cholesterol Screenings: 3, 24
Holiday’s: None
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Annual Rabies Clinic
It is time to protect your pets again this year with an annual rabies shot conveniently given at the annual drive through rabies clinic at the West Plains Fair Grounds and other locations on Saturday, April 28th.
Howell County has had several rabies cases over the last few years involving pets who were exposed to an animal that tested positive for rabies. These pets had to be either euthanized or boarded at a veterinary facility for 6 months at the owners cost. Help protect and save your pet and your family’s health by getting a simple, inexpensive rabies vaccination.
Howell County Health Department along with local veterinarians will be sponsoring the annual clinic. These clinics will offer rabies vaccinations at a reduced cost to participants and no appointment is necessary at any of the clinic locations. Other vaccinations for your pets will be offered at these clinics.
Here are the times, participating vets, & locations for the clinics on April 28th.
Time Location Veterinarian
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8:00-10:00am |
WP Fair Grounds |
West Plains Vet Clinic
Dr. Burden |
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10:00-12:00am |
WP Fair Grounds |
Talburt Animal Health Center: Dr. Talburt |
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12:00-2:00pm |
WP Fair Grounds |
Animal Clinic of WP
Dr. Ulmanis |
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2:00-4:00pm |
WP Fair Grounds |
Kramer Animal Hospital
Dr. Kramer |
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9:00-11:00am |
Willow Springs Animal Health Center |
WS Animal Health Center: Dr. Lewis |
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9:00am-12:00 noon |
Animal Clinic of Willow Springs |
Animal Clinic of Willow Springs: Dr. Rouse |
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1:00-3:00pm |
Mountain View Animal Clinic |
Mountain View Animal Clinic: Dr. Lewis |
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SMOKE FREE DINNING GUIDE
You can now log onto the Howell County Health Departments web site at www.howellcountyhealthdept.com and go to the bottom of the home page and click on “Restaurant Inspections and Smoke Free Dinning Guide” and find out all of the places in West Plains where you can go to dine in a healthy smoke free atmosphere!
If your business is smoke free and not in our guide or you would like to go smoke free and be added to our guide please contact Dawn Hicks, Health Educator / Certified Environmental Specialist at 417-256-7078.
Look for smoke free dinning guides for all of Howell County in the near future!
FRUIT & VEGGIES
MORE MATTERS®
This is a national campaign developed by the Produce for Better Health and the centers for Disease Control and Prevention to replace the existing 5 a Day awareness program to further inspire and support consumers to eat more, showcase the unrivaled combination of great taste, nutrition, abundant variety, and various product forms (fresh, frozen, canned, dried, 100% juice).
The concept for the new campaign is attainable and easy for people to understand. It is simply to eat more fruits and veggies at every eating occasion.
A new consumer web site, www.fruitandveggiesmorematters.org, will offer recipes, serving ideas and shopping advice. It will include activities and tips for getting children involved and exploring the different varieties of fruit and veggies that the whole family loves to eat.
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HCHD to do On-Site Sewage Permitting
Beginning April 1, 2007, the Howell County Health Department will assume the role of permitting on-site sewage systems in Howell County. This is currently being done by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services out of the Southwest District office in Springfield.
A construction permit is required to install or repair a system on any residential property less than three (3) acres. Regardless of the size of the property, a permit is necessary for systems that serve businesses.
No changes will be made to the current Missouri Department of Health and Senior Service minimum construction standards for onsite sewage systems. These standards cover new systems and major changes to existing systems. Some examples of major changes are replacing a sewage tank, and replacing or expanding an absorption field.
The application fee for a construction permit to install on-site sewage systems is $90.00 and will be paid to Fee Receipts, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Jefferson City.
The Howell County Health Department will provide installers and homeowners with applicable forms and instructions pertaining to installation of on-site systems as well as technical assistance regarding the type and location of system to be installed. The Howell County Health Department will review all plans for compliance with state laws as well as perform site evaluations prior to issuing permits.
Final inspection of permitted systems will be conducted to ensure compliance with the submitted and approved plans. Installers shall notify the Howell County Health Department prior to 9:00 a.m. on the day preceding completion and the system shall be maintained in a condition which allows for a complete inspection until 3:00 p.m. on the day of completion.
Installers found in violation of installation and permitting procedures are subject to suspension or revocation of licensure by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.
For more information contact the Howell County Health Dept Environmental Specialists Justin Frazier or Dawn Hicks at 417-256-7078.
April 2-8th, Public Health Week
Public health works behind the scenes everyday to make your life and your community healthier. Through food inspections, immunizations, education, animal control, air quality and a number of other programs, your local public health department works diligently to prevent and control the spread of disease.
In honor of National Public Health Week, coming April 2 – 8, we review the history of public health and the impact it has had on our nation.
One of the major impacts of public health has been a decrease in illnesses due to an aggressive immunization program. Since the vaccination process was developed Dr. Edward Jenner in 1796, vaccinations have prevented immeasurable numbers of illness and death.
More than 200 years ago Dr. Jenner discovered that milkmaids who were infected with cowpox did not get smallpox. He took an 8-year-old boy, intentionally infected him with cowpox, and then exposed him to smallpox to test his theory. The boy did not get ill with smallpox. Dr. Jenner called his success a “vaccination” after the Latin word for cow – vacca.
Dr. Jenner’s vaccination process was imitated by others, and today vaccines protect us from more than 20 diseases, including measles, mumps, rubella, influenza, rabies, typhoid, polio and plague. Diseases that were once common are now rarely seen, thanks to vaccinations.
Vaccines encourage our bodies to develop antibodies and memory cells against certain illnesses. Then, when the disease tries to attack us, the antibodies and memory cells fight it off.
Vaccination is an important part of public health. It not only protects the person who receives the vaccination, it also protects everyone that person comes in contact with. An unvaccinated person who gets sick with influenza or measles may pass the illness along to other people, who may pass it along to yet others, and so forth.
The viruses and germs that cause disease will likely always be present in our environment and will always be a risk to our health. But with your local public health department’s aggressive vaccination program, cooperative parents with a desire to protect their children, and scientists around the world continually working to develop new vaccines – our community will continue to be protected from vaccine-preventable illnesses.
For more information on vaccinations, contact the Howell County Health Department.
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